Nicole Kidman’s Gretchen Carlson Is Ready to ‘Go to War’

The newest trailer for Jay Roach’s “Bombshell” reveals Fox News in a state of flux as Gretchen Carlson has simply accused Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, and a lady on the cellphone asks her if she’s able to “go to war” over this.

“Oh yeah,” Carlson, who’s performed by Nicole Kidman within the movie, replies.

The “Ellen” present solely had the brand new trailer for “Bombshell,” which reveals Charlize Theron, Kidman, Margot Robbie and even provides a primary take a look at John Lithgow as Roger Ailes in an in depth inside take a look at the workings of Fox News. In one scene, Kate McKinnon explains to a brand new worker performed by Robbie a few of the guidelines of the community.

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“You have to adopt the mentality of an Irish street cop. The world is a bad place. People are lazy morons. Immigrants are criminals, sex is sick but interesting,” she says within the clip. “You have to ask what would scare my grandmother and piss off my grandfather, and that’s a Fox story.”

But it additionally reveals how Carlson got here to in the end go towards her employers and out accuse Ailes of harassment, all whereas Megyn Kelly (Theron) was being publicly attacked by then-presidential candidate Trump for grilling him in one of many debates.

Roach directed “Bombshell” primarily based on a script by Charles Randolph. In the solid’s look on “Ellen,” Theron defined that the story utilized direct sources, together with those that at present work at Fox News however solely spoke anonymously, and that they hope the topics of the movie, together with Megyn Kelly, will finally get the possibility to see the movie.

“Bombshell” opens in theaters from Lionsgate on Dec. 20.

Watch the brand new trailer above by way of “Ellen.”